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Artegon Marketplace is closing for good

Artegon Marketplace, the experimental shopping center known as the "Anti-Mall," will soon be gone.

According to the Orlando Sentinel, the mall will shutter Jan. 26 and all inside retailers, including Gods & Monsters, will be vacated. However, the outlying retailers, like Bass Pro Shop and Cinemark Theater, will remain open.

Owners of Artegon Marketplace hosted a meeting with tenants today to let them know they were closing the 452,192-square-foot mall, according to various tweets from retailers.

It's not in our coverage area but it affects a number of local businesses that are, who are texting us from emergency meeting right now pic.twitter.com/TELASApYog

Artegon Marketplace's owner, Lightstone Group, purchased the mall in 2011 for $25 million. The property has been for sale since August.

"Lightstone will be taking its Artegon Marketplace property in a new direction," said a statement from Lightstone published by the Sentinel. "While it was a difficult decision to discontinue operations, we are thankful to our team in Orlando, and to our tenants, for their hard work and dedication over the past several years."